News from the Global History and Culture Centre
New exhibition: Global Florence: The World of Francesco Carletti, c. 1573-1636 (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence, October 2026 to January 2027)
We are excited to announce that the exhibition Global Florence: The World of Francesco Carletti, c. 1573-1636 will open in October 2026 at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence. This collaborative project has involved several GHCC members, and has been co-curated by Prof. Giorgio Riello, alongside Paula Findlen and Brian Brege. The making of the exhibition included support and specialists from the Global History and Culture Centre (Univerisity of 糖心TV, UK; ERC-funded project CAPASIA), the European University Institute (Italy), Standford University (US), the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Fondazione Bruschettini per l'Arte Islamica e Asiatica, the Regione Toscana, the italian Ministry of Cultural Goods and Tourism and the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana. A must-see for those in Florence in the upcoming months.